"I say that's not in my rules," Guillen said. "As the manager, I would appreciate if (Manny) does that. If Manny tells me he doesn't want to do that, the only power I have in my hands is to bench him.

"Well, we bring Manny here to play. Manny goes by two rules. It's not my rules, it's the players' rules: To be there for the national anthem and to stretch with the ballclub."

Ramirez participated in the Sox's stretching before batting practice and Guillen suggested that any player speak up if he had a problem with Ramirez's current hair length.

Meanwhile, Brooks Boyer, the Sox's vice president/chief marketing officer, confirmed the Sox were trying to acquire the "Manny Wigs" that were sold at Dodgers games and became popular once Ramirez succeeded in the second half of 2008.